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amelanchier Bot.|æməˈlænʃɪə(r)|
[ad. Savoy amelancier the medlar tree.]
A genus of small trees, natives of Europe and N. America, allied to the Medlar and Cotoneaster.
1741Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 374 Trees and Shrubs which are now in Flower..wild Service or Quickbeam, Amelanchier. 1866Johns in Treas. Bot. s.v., The common Amelanchier has long been cultivated in England. |